[Intro]
E E7/D C#m7 F#m7 Bm9 x2
E7(sus)
[Strophe]
A               Aaug 
I believe the children are our future 
A6                   A9        A7 
Teach them well and let them lead the way 
D                   Daug               D6 Daug 
Show them all the beauty they posses inside 
D            C#m7     F#m7              Bm7 
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier 
E          E7/D         C#m F#m7   Bm7             E7(sus) 
Let the children's laughter     remind us how we used to be
[Strophe]
A            Aaug 
Everybody seaching for a hero 
A6             A9           A7 
People need someone to look up to 
D                 Daug                  D6 Daug 
I never found anyone  who fulfilled my needs 
    D      C#m7   F#m7          Bm7      E7(sus) D 
A lonely place to be, so I learned to depend on  me
[Pre-Refrain]
D           A9/C#    Bm7               E7sus     E7 
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadow 
D              A9/C#            Bm7            E7sus    E 
If I failed, if I succeed, at least I lived as I     believed 
D                    A9/C#             Bm7                 E7sus 
No matter what they take from me they can't take away my dignity
[Refrain]
 (E      E7/D)  C#m7  F#m7  Bm7               E  E7/D      C#m7 F#m7 
Because the grea----test Love of all is happening to me 
Bm7    E  E7/D  C#m7  F#m7   Bm7          E7(sus)  A A7 
I  found the grea----test love of all inside of me 
      A7      F#m7     Bm7 Em7 
The greatest love of all 
    A    A7/G    F#m7 Bm7  Em7 A    A7/G         Bm7 
Is easy to  achieve         learning to love yourself, 
               Em7  A7(sus)    D 
it is the greatest love   of all
[Strophe]
A               Aaug 
I believe the children are our future 
A6                   A9        A7 
Teach them well and let them lead the way 
D                   Daug               D6  Daug 
Show them all the beauty they posses inside 
D            C#m7     F#m7              Bm7 
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier 
E          E7/D        C#m F#m7   Bm7             E7(sus) 
Let the children's laughter     remind us how we used to 
   D 
...Be.
[Pre-Refrain]
D           A9/C#    Bm7               E7sus     E7 
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadow 
D              A9/C#            Bm7            E7sus    E 
If I failed, if I succeed, at least I lived as I     believed 
D                    A9/C#             Bm7                 E7sus 
No matter what they take from me they can't take away my dignity
[Refrain]
 E   E7/D   C#m7  F#m7   Bm7            E  E7/D      C#m7 F#m7  Bm7 
Because the grea----test Love of all is happening to me 
   E    E7/D  С#m7 F#m7   Bm7          E7(sus)  A A7 
I  found the grea----test love of all inside of me 
      A7      F#m7     Bm7  Em7 
The greatest love of all 
   A   A7/G   F#m7 Bm7  Em7   A A7/G   F#m7       Bm7 
Is easy to  achieve       learning to love yourself, 
           Em7  A7(sus) 
it is the greatest love   of 
   D 
...All
[Outro]
     E     E7/D       C#m7    F#m7  Bm7    E          E7/D   C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 
And if by chance that special place  that you've been dreaming of 
  E      E7/D    C#m7  F#m7   Bm7        E7(sus)     D A/C# D/B E7 A 
Leads you to a lonely  place find your strength  in  love.......